The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-17
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

The weather 10 divine.
humps is still getting Its work.
The fine spring weather continues.
Fishing parties are beginning to organ
ice.
VIM. sbagens Spring shoes have ar
rived.
Isascs still holds the fort on Railroad
Avenue.
Genuine Avery stocks-a full stock Of
steel shapes and pillow gear very cheap al
KOhlman's.
GRocERIEs-Powell " i'll treat you well
In groceries.
Monday night at Heuck's Hall! No
admission fee.
Judge Chrismsn is holding Court this
week at Liberty.
MIS-. Eugene Hyman, of Summit, is OH
n visit to relatives aud friends
Read the new city ordinances, pay your
street tax and keep out of trouble.
Mr.. Junius Hart and his little daush-
ter, Lena, visited here last Sabbath.
The w. c. T. U. will meet this even
ing, promptly at 4, at Mrs MarshalPs.
DR.. Lewenthal's Soda fount.is growing
more popular daily, and deservedly so.
Ben Larkin now has charge of loco
motive on the L. N. o. & 7. Railroad.
Don't forget the Union Hall mite
meeting at MI. L. c. MaxwelPs to night.
Miss Cora Mckee, an ..slumna of Whit
worth, spent last Sabbath with. MIS-.
johnson.
Rev. A. F. Watkins, preached to
large audience at Old Brook last Sab
bath evening.
Call at the Cit Drug Store,and try
DR.. Lewenthal's "carbonade," the best
drink in town.
Our former townsman, Mr.. Henry
Towns, now of Hamburg, was in Brook
haven last week.
Miss Annie Vardeman, of Hazlehurst,
Is now assisting her sister, Mrs. Frllick,
in her choice millinery establishment on
Front street.
A good many of our small locals were
crowded out this week to give place to
the proceedings of the Board of Super
visors and City Council.
The Baptist mites meet tomorrow
night at Judge Baggetts A committee
on program has been appointed to furn-
ish something of interest.
The talk of completing the Natchez,
Brookhaven and Meridian Railroad has
been revived, and tho News says it is
reliably informed it will he done. So mote
It be.
MIR. J. c. Storm, now representative
of the well-known mercantile house of
Norris McGraw, New Orleans, was shak-
ing hands with his old friends here
Monday.
The building lately occupied by Mr.
1saao Cope IA saloon is being thorough
ly renovated and repaired, after which
1t will be occupied by Mr. +. II. Hartman
rs n store.
Onr young friend E. NJ. Hubert has
gone to St. Louis to take a position on
the St. Louis & Cairo Short Line Rail
road. He deserves we'll and has THE
LEADERS best wishes.
MT. Chas. Heuck, Jr., has become as
sociated as partner in the well-known
10 hnuca Of hio fail IIa ia "a
true "clip off the old block" aud the com
bination will be strong one.
We learn that there is a strong and
growing sentiment among the country
voters in favor of rotating the old county
officers out and new ones in, on the prin-
ciple that "turn about is fair play"
One of our lady citizens was highly
indignant at Rev. DIR. Carter, of the New
Orleans Christian Advocate, for calling
Brookhaven "a country town" IN his &C
count of his visit to this place.
Mr.. NJ. r. Jordon, the accomplished
painter, is making the Nalty Store a
thing of beauty, and the outside cores
ponds exactly with the nice family
groceries of every kind John Nalty keeps
on the inside.
Our clever friend, Jack Parish, of Jack
son, the accomplished workman who did
the brick work on the new Whitworth
College building, was in town Monday
and paid us pleasant call. Jack can't be
beaten with the plumb and trowel.
Our worthy townsman, MT. Henry
Lewenthal, was thrown from buggy
Monday evening by shying horse and
had his head and face badly bruised, but
we are glad to say was not dangerously
hurt. MT. A. Lewenthal, Jr., was in the
buggy with him at the time but escaped
unhurt.
Little Joe Holt met with quito o Sc
rious accident last Monday evening. An
old portico back of the College building
fell upon the little fellow while at play,
and much fear was entertained that he
was fatally hurt. We are glad it has
proved otherwise.
The W. C. T. U.'s anniversary celebra-
tion will take place Monday evening, the
2lst inst. Mrs. M. N. Snell, of Columbus,
Miss, will deliver an address. Mrs.
Crntcher has charge of the music and